"Oh, no no no! Stop the attack, quickly leave here, damn it, how could this happen! Quickly leave here!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Continuous explosions sounded. It was too late for these warships to escape; they were hit by their own cannonballs.
The entire warship erupted with enormous energy, utterly destroyed. Everyone on board was consumed and killed by the terrifying energy.
The enemy warships were completely annihilated in the bombardment. Zhou Yan then flew towards the Hai family's warship.
This ship was billowing smoke and moving slowly.
Hai Ning and Yang Yi quickly came onto the deck and said to Zhou Yan, "Thank you for your help. Otherwise, we would have been killed by these pirates."
Zhou Yan nodded and asked, "Who are you?"
"We are from the Shen Long Kingdom's Hai Tian Group. My name is Hai Ning, and this is Yang Yi. What's your name?" Hai Ning extended her fair hand and asked Zhou Yan.
"Zhou Yan." After shaking hands, Zhou Yan seemed to have heard of the group's name, but he couldn't recall what they specifically did.
"Zhou Yan? Hello." Hai Ning seemed to have heard the name but couldn't recall it immediately. She then asked, "You're also from the Shen Long Kingdom, right? Are you heading back this time?"
"Yes, I am heading back." Zhou Yan nodded.
"If you don't mind, let's travel together. However, we might need some time to repair our ship," Yang Yi said quickly.
"Alright." Zhou Yan nodded and then said, "Arrange a room for me. I can also rest for a while."
"That's no problem at all. This way, please," Yang Yi said promptly.
Yang Yi picked out a room, then instructed the repair crew to start working on the ship immediately. Afterward, he said to Hai Ning, "I didn't expect to meet him here."
"Uncle Yang knows who he is?" Hai Ning seemed surprised.
"Don't you remember what happened a few months ago? Such a big event, how could I not know? I saw Zhou Yan's photo online, and it's him, no mistake," Yang Yi reminded her.
"What happened a few months ago?" Hai Ning thought back carefully and then exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder the name sounded so familiar. So it's Zhou Yan! But didn't the officials say Zhou Yan was dead?"
"Haha, the officials said he was dead, and you believed it? He's alive and well, appearing right in front of us."
Yang Yi chuckled and continued, "I didn't expect Zhou Yan not only to be alive but also so powerful. Judging by his actions just now, his strength is unfathomable."
"I heard he entered the Deep Sea Core, a place where even demigods couldn't emerge alive. How did he survive?" Hai Ning was indeed curious.
"It's not easy to kill the number one under heaven. People like him possess immense fortune and heaven-defying opportunities. Those who can't kill him only make him stronger."
Yang Yi looked in Zhou Yan's direction and continued, "We can only befriend such a person, not be their enemy, and absolutely do not offend him."
"How could I possibly offend him? He just saved our lives this time. We should be very grateful to him," Hai Ning said quickly. Then, she seemed to have an idea and asked, "Uncle Yang, do you think we can cooperate with Zhou Yan?"
"Cooperate?" Yang Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "Although we haven't investigated Zhou Yan before, based on my understanding now, this Zhou Yan is no ordinary person. If we can befriend and cooperate with someone like him, it would be very beneficial for our group."
"Then let's learn more about Zhou Yan's information. That way, we can discuss cooperation matters," Hai Ning said.
"Leave the business matters to your own judgment. Leave the investigation and information gathering to me," Yang Yi replied.
After Zhou Yan arrived in his room, he took out his laptop and connected to the Cang Lan Continent's network. This computer, of course, was purchased from some high-tech place.
Zhou Yan began to review the basic situation of the Cang Lan Continent during this period, especially information about himself.
There wasn't much information he could find. It only mentioned his participation in the International Lord Competition, the subsequent attack, and the official announcement of his death.
Zhou Yan opened the communication device among friends on the Lord Continent and first sent a message to Ye Bufan, saying, "How have you been lately?"
On the other end, Ye Bufan didn't pay much attention when he received the message. He had so many friends; who knew who it was from.
However, when Ye Bufan had free time later, he checked the message.
Upon seeing that the message was from Zhou Yan, he was completely stunned.
Ye Bufan rubbed his eyes. After confirming it was indeed a message from Zhou Yan, he immediately replied, "Holy crap, you finally decided to message me! I thought you were dead!"
"Don't worry, even if you die, I'll still be alive and well," Zhou Yan replied.
"Get out of here! Tell me, what exactly happened after you ran into the Deep Sea Core? Everyone said you were dead, but I never believed you would die that easily," Ye Bufan quickly asked.
"Nothing much, just got chased by a group of people, then chased by several demigods, and then I fled into the Deep Sea Core. Who knew that after surviving a great disaster, I would gain great fortune? Now I've become stronger, and I can beat you with just one finger."
Zhou Yan said this jokingly as he replied.
"You rascal, you deserve a spanking! You can't just die like this. You still owe me the Sub-Dragon mount you promised me," Ye Bufan said.
"Don't worry, I'll give it to you when I get back," Zhou Yan replied.
"Where are you now? I'll send someone to pick you up," Ye Bufan asked.
"I'm still on the high seas, on the Hai family's ship. They were attacked by pirates, and I happened to save them. I'm currently on their ship, heading towards the Shen Long Kingdom," Zhou Yan briefly explained his situation.
"Alright, when you dock, I'll have my people bring you back to the Ziwei Academy," Ye Bufan said immediately.
"Then I'll trouble you." Zhou Yan said.
"Don't be so formal. I'll need your help with many things in the future," Ye Bufan replied.
Zhou Yan talked with Ye Bufan for a long time, and they both discussed many recent events.
Afterward, Wu Qingfeng, Chu Luoyan, Leng Yue, Zhang Hongguang, and others also noticed that Zhou Yan's status was online and all inquired about his exact location. Zhou Yan didn't tell them where he was, only saying that he would return to the Ziwei Academy soon and not to worry.
"It's good that you're alright. Do you need me to send someone to pick you up?" Principal Wu Qingfeng asked.
"Don't worry, they don't dare to make a move against me now. They probably don't even have the courage to act," Zhou Yan said.
"It seems the incident on the Myriad Realms Lord Continent is true. You eliminated tens of thousands of lords. You're quite something, kid."
With Principal Wu Qingfeng's abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find out about this matter.
"That was just a little bit of interest," Zhou Yan said.
"All I can say is, well done," Principal Wu Qingfeng said.
Zhou Yan truly didn't expect Principal Wu Qingfeng to say that. After a few more words, he ended the chat.